Strength & Dryland

EST Blueprint · Senior / Collegiate Track

Resistance Band Training

Bands at home or on deck

Bonus: Printable Lift CardsBonus: Daily 10 Mobility RoutineBonus: Injury-Prevention Screen

6 weeks

Duration

12

Full workouts

600 min

In the pack

28

PDF pages

3

Bonuses

Weekly minutes (bars) · relative load (gold)

Season periodization

Phases

  1. 1

    Movement Foundations · Weeks 1–2

    Master movement patterns and body control.

  2. 2

    Strength Build · Weeks 3–4

    Progress load and volume gradually.

  3. 3

    Power & Transfer · Week 5

    Convert strength into explosive, swim-specific power.

  4. 4

    Maintain & Peak · Week 6

    Maintain strength while staying fresh for the pool.

12 complete sessions

The Workout Pack

PartSetIntervalZone
ActivationDynamic warm-up: arm circles, leg swings, inchworms, band pull-aparts (8 min)8 minRPE 3
PowerSquat jump — 4 x 5 · tempo Explosive · Streamline arms on take-off90sRPE 7-8
PowerBroad jump to stick — 4 x 4 · tempo Explosive · Mimic block start angle90sRPE 7-8
StrengthBulgarian split squat — 3 x 8/side · tempo 3-0-1 · Vertical shin on front leg90sRPE 7-8
StrengthFront squat — 4 x 6 @ 70% · tempo 3-1-X · Elbows high, knees out2:00RPE 7-8
CoreSide plank w/ reach — 3 x 30s/side · tempo Hold · Stacked hips45sRPE 5-6
CoreStreamline flutter on bench — 3 x 40s · tempo Fast · Kick from hips45sRPE 5-6
FinisherMobility flow: couch stretch, lat stretch, thoracic rotations (6 min)6 minRPE 2

Coaching points, lane scaling and a results log for this workout are in the PDF.

Bonus tools

Exclusive bonus

Printable Lift Cards

p. 25

Exclusive bonus

Daily 10 Mobility Routine

p. 26

Exclusive bonus

Injury-Prevention Screen

p. 27
  • Coach's introduction & outcomes
  • Energy systems & training zones
  • Week-by-week plan
  • Benchmark tests & pace chart
  • Fuel, recovery & glossary

Week by week

WeekPhaseThemeVolumeLoad
1Movement FoundationsMovement Foundations81 min
65%
2Movement FoundationsMovement Foundations91 min
73%
3Strength BuildStrength Build101 min
81%
4Strength BuildStrength Build98 min
78%
5Power & TransferPower & Transfer123 min
98%
6Maintain & PeakMaintain & Peak125 min
100%